The most usual cause of bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract due to malignancy is tumour rupture (usually a sizeable liver tumour).

In many cases, there is gastrointestinal bleeding of unknown aetiology, which might be life-threatening for patients; it is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates.

Gastrointestinal bleeding embolisation is a particularly safe and minimally invasive way of treating upper or lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding.

Hospitalisation is far shorter, as compared to that following a surgical procedure. At the Interbalkan Medical Centre, Dr Ioannis Dedes has been successfully performing gastrointestinal tract bleeding embolisation procedures for the last ten years.